A61F 2/1618
Multifocal lenses
Official title: {Multifocal lenses}
A61F2/1618 (Multifocal lenses) appears on 500 US grants and 567 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 500
- Published applications
- 567
- Assignees
- 148
- Inventors
- 471
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 11 |
| 2003 | 13 | 10 |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 12 |
| 2007 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 18 |
| 2010 | 2 | 20 |
| 2011 | 10 | 17 |
| 2012 | 10 | 16 |
| 2013 | 14 | 15 |
| 2014 | 16 | 25 |
| 2015 | 10 | 26 |
| 2016 | 14 | 21 |
| 2017 | 31 | 38 |
| 2018 | 24 | 30 |
| 2019 | 31 | 42 |
| 2020 | 32 | 34 |
| 2021 | 24 | 51 |
| 2022 | 36 | 32 |
| 2023 | 31 | 43 |
| 2024 | 29 | 35 |
| 2025 | 40 | 27 |
| 2026 | 15 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Intraocular lenses for presbyopia treatment22 Sep 2026US 12,740,855 B2AMO Groningen B. V.
- Intraocular lens15 Sep 2026US 12,734,027 B2Microport Visionpower Medtech (Shanghai) Co.Ltd
- Ophthalmic lens with an optically non-coaxial zone for myopia control15 Sep 2026US 12,736,832 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Intraocular lens with focal performance tailored to pupil size deploying refractive power modification along spiral tracks25 Aug 2026US 12,714,553 B2Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited
- Ophthalmic lenses for reducing, minimizing, and/or eliminating interference on in-focus images by out-of-focus light25 Aug 2026US 12,717,168 B2Brien Holden Vision Institute Limited
- Intraocular lenses for reducing negative dysphotopsia1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294618 A1AMO Groningen B. V.
- Intraocular lenses that improve peripheral vision16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199081 A1AMO Groningen B. V.
- Multifocal diffractive intraocular lens with improved design freedom2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186325 A1Alcon Inc.
- Adjustable optical system for intraocular micro-display18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165831 A1Verily Life Sciences LLC
- Intraocular lens that improves overall vision where there is a local loss of retinal function28 May 2026US 2026/0144629 A1AMO Groningen B. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lenses326US 5,229,797 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1993
- Multifocal ophthalmic lens313US 5,225,858 A1993
- Accommodating, reduced ADD power multifocal intraocular lenses304US 6,554,859 B1Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. · 2003
- Multifocal aspheric lens297US 6,457,826 B12002
- Multifocal ophthalmic lens243US 4,898,461 A1990